You knew we were going to get here sooner or later, didn't you. One of the most interesting things about aliens showing up in videogames is that they often serve the same purpose as they do in broader science fiction.

With so many people engaging in tasks that are often thought of as repetitive (baking all kinds of breads and cakes, sewing and crocheting and knitting and long involved projects like filling coloring books or creating mandalas...) these kinds of time-waster games are filling a similar need.